1Curriculum Vitae of Chris H. Cramer

January 28, 2013

Contact Information:

Chris H. CramerCERI, University of Memphis3890 Central Ave.Memphis, TN 38152-3050901-678-4992 (O)901-861-7026 (H)cramer@ceri.memphis.edu (O)

Objective:

My goal is to contribute to the improvement of our understanding of seismic hazard and loss in the central U.S., the nation, and the world, and to credibly communicate this understanding to earth science professionals, engineers, emergency response planners, private industry, and the general public.

Education:

School Major(s) Dates Attended DegreeYearUniversity of Puget Sound Physics/Math 9/65 - 6/69 B.S. 1969Stanford University Geophysics 9/71 - 6/76 M.S. 1973Stanford University Geophysics (Seismology) “ Ph.D. 1976

Continuing EducationProbabilistic Seismic Hazard Analysis (CDMG): 30 hours, 1990, Sacramento, CARadar Interferometry: Principles and Applications (UCLA Extension): 20 hours, 1996, Los

Angles, CAEvaluation and Mitigation of Seismic Hazards (UC Berkeley Geotechnical Engineering Program):

20 hrs, 1998, Los Angeles, CAAdvanced HAZUS Training for GIS Professionals (FEMA/RMS): 20 hrs, 1998, Menlo Park, CA

Work Experience:

Summary:Jan. 2007 – present: Research Associate Professor with the Center for Earthquake

Research and Information (CERI) at the University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, working on seismic hazard analysis, site amplification modeling, and ground motion attenuation and modeling issues.

Nov. 1999 – June 2006: Research Geophysicist (highest grade: GS-14) with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in Memphis at the Center for Earthquake Research and Information (CERI) working on seismic hazard research for the Urban Seismic Hazard Mapping Project (Memphis, TN; St. Louis, MO; Charleston, SC; and Evansville, ID), the National Seismic Hazard Mapping Project (CEUS, California, Pacific Northwest, and Intermountain West), and internationally (Bhuj, India; France).

1976 - Sept. 1999: Associate Seismologist with the then California Division of Mines and Geology (now California Geological Survey) working on tectonic studies, reservoir induced seismicity, and earthquake hazards evaluations (1976-1983); volcanic hazards monitoring (1979-1984); geothermal studies at Long Valley, California (1981-1982); geologic effects on earthquake ground motions (1984-1991), strong ground motion data studies (1991-1994), and probabilistic hazard and loss analysis projects and reviews (1994-1999).

1973-1976: Student appointment as a Research Geophysicist (GS-7 & GS-9) at the USGS working on marine geophysical data acquisition (gravity, magnetic, and seismic) and interpretation (magnetic), earthquake monitoring (field and interpretation), and earthquake prediction (Ph.D. thesis).

1972-1973: Teaching Assistant for the Geophysics Dept. at Stanford University (including teaching a geophysics laboratory course and assisting with the field geophysics course).

1969-1971: Service in the U.S. Army1966-1969: Undergraduate Student Assistant working on gravity and geodetic (leveling

and triangulation) projects.

Grants and Contracts:

Principle Investigator: Updating and Expanding Urban Seismic Hazard Maps and Public Outreach for the City of Memphis and Shelby County, Tennessee. USGS NEHRP grant G12AP20079, May 1, 2012 through April 30, 2013.

Principle Investigator: Improving Regional Ground Motion Attenuation Boundaries and Models Using EarthScope USArray Data. USGS NEHRP grant G12AP20018, January 1, 2012 through December 31, 2013.

Principle Investigator: Liquefaction Hazard Maps for the St. Louis Area Earthquake Hazards Mapping Project. USGS NEHRP grant G11AP20124, April 1, 2011 through March 31, 2012.

Principle Investigator: Completing NGA East ENA/SCR Ground Motion Database. PEER Center subagreement 7140, April 1, 2010 thorough April 30, 2012.

Principle Investigator: Completion of 12 St. Louis Area Earthquake Hazards Mapping Project Seismic Hazard Maps. USGS Cooperative Agreement G10AC00224, April 15, 2010 through April 14, 2013.

Principle investigator: St. Louis Area Earthquake Hazard Mapping Project: Update to Methodology and Urban Hazard Map Uncertainty Analysis. USGS NEHRP grant G09000008, Dec. 2008 through Nov. 2010.

Principal Investigator: Expected Value, Sensitivity, and Uncertainty Analysis of the USGS National Seismic Hazard Maps for South Carolina. Citadel subcontract agreement, Sept. 2008 through Nov. 2008.

Principal Investigator: Professional Seismic Services to Review Nuclear Site Applications. USGS cooperative agreement 08CRAG0020, Aug. 2008 through July 2013.

Investigator: Seismic hazard evaluation for the greater Memphis area portion of the Assissi Foundation Mass Shelter Project, May 2008 through April 2009.

Principal Investigator: St. Louis Area Earthquake Hazards Mapping Project: Suite of CEUS-Specific Hard-Rock Time-Histories and Seismic Hazard Model Updates. USGS NEHRP grant G08HQRG0016, Dec. 2007 through Nov. 2008.

Principal Investigator: Initial Design and Implementation of a Database for Central and Eastern U.S. Ground Motions. USGS cooperative agreement 07CRAG0015, Aug. 2007 through Aug. 2009.

Principle investigator: Savannah River Site, SC, adding site effects to previous probabilistic seismic hazard analysis. DOE contract for $6,000 through USGS, 2006.

Principle investigator: Savannah River Site, SC, probabilistic seismic hazard analysis including an uncertainty analysis. DOE contract for $41,000 through USGS, 2004.

Co-investigator: Twenty-nine nuclear reactor site probabilistic seismic hazard and uncertainty analysis. NRC contract (Art Frankel principle investigator) for $18,000 (my portion of contract only) through USGS, 2003-2004.

Co-investigator: Probabilistic seismic hazard uncertainty analysis for the Y-12 Facility, Oakridge, Tennessee. DOE contract (Art Frankel principle investigator) for $4,000 (my portion of contract only) through USGS, 2003.

Principle investigator: Earthquake ground motion study with uncertainty (probabilistic with effect of local geology) of the Mississippi embayment and surrounding area. NRC contract for $26,000 through the USGS, 2003-2004.

Principle investigator: Earthquake hazard study (probabilistic and deterministic) with uncertainty analysis at Wappapello Dam, Missouri. USACE contract for $8,000 through USGS, 2003.

Principle investigator: A detailed microearthquake survey of Long Valley, California, known geothermal resource area, July-September, 1981. DOE grant for $50,000 with matching state funding for $50,000, 1981-1982.

Co-principle investigator: Reservoir induced seismicity study at Aswan, Egypt. USGS grant in the early 1980’s.

Co-principle investigator: Reservoir induced seismicity study at Oroville Dam, CA. USGS grant in the late 1970’s.

Teaching Experience:

2009, 2010, 2012, and 2013 Spring Semesters: Taught ESCI 7204, a three credit course on probability and earthquake hazards.

2012 Fall Semester: Helped teach ESCI 7205, a three credit course on data analysis computer tools (my contribution was on FORTRAN, C, High Performance Computing, and unix make command).

2007 and 2008 Spring Semesters: Taught three credit probability and earthquake hazards course as independent study to Jerry Kutliroff (2007 – CERI student) and Arash Zandieh (2008 – Civil Engineering student).

2002 Fall Semester: Taught one credit seminar on Probability and Statistics in Earth Science at the University of Memphis as an adjunct professor.

2001 Spring Semester: Co-taught one credit seminar on paleoliquefaction and probabilistic seismic hazard analysis at the University of Memphis as an adjunct professor.

2004-present: Taught single classes on earthquake hazards as guest lecturer on four occasions, once for Arlene Hill and four times for Shahram Pezeshk (one or two years apart).

Student Guidance:

2013 Spring Semester – present: Served as member of Alireza Shohjonei’s Ph.D. thesis committee in Civil Engineering.

2012 Fall Semester – present: Graduate Student Advisor for Md. Monsurul Huda’s M.S. here at CERI.

2012 Fall Semester – present: Graduate Student Advisor for Mostafa Mousavi’s Ph.D. here at CERI.

2012 Summer Term – present: Graduate Student Advisor for Mahesh Dhar’s Ph.D. here at CERI. Also 2012 Spring Semester served on Mahesh’s Ph.D. committee.

2012 Spring Semester – present: Served as member of Mehrdad Hosseini’s Ph.D. thesis committee in Civil Engineering.

2012 Spring Semester – present: Graduate Student Advisor for Philip Ogweno for his M.S. here at CERI.

2011 Fall Semester – present: Graduate Student Advisor for Md. Nayeem Al Noman for his M.S. here at CERI.

2011 Fall Semester – 2013 Spring Semester: Served as a member of Mojtaba Malekmohammadi Ph. D. thesis committee in Civil Engineering.

2010 Fall Semester – 2011 Summer Term: Served as a member of Arash Zandieh’s Ph. D. thesis committee in Civil Engineering.

2009 Summer and Fall Semester: Served as a member of Ali Shabazian-Ahari’s Ph.D. thesis committee in Civil Engineering.

2008 Fall Semester- present: Graduate Student Advisor for Donny Dangkua for his Ph.D. program here at CERI.

2008 Fall – 2009 Spring Semester: Served as a member of Zach Lawerence’s Ph.D. committee.

2007 Spring Semester-present: Graduate Student Advisor for Jerry Kutliroff, including his M.S. thesis and Ph.D. research on the seismic hazard of the Middle East.

2005 Spring Semester-2008 Spring Semester: Served as a member of Ting-Li Lin’s advisory and Ph.D. thesis committee.

2005 Fall Semester-2007 Summer Semester: Graduate Student Advisor for Allison Shumway, including guiding her M.S. research on the tectonics of the northern New Madrid seismic zone.

2003 Fall Semester-2004 Spring Semester: Graduate Student Advisor for Sandy Keller, including guiding her research.

2001 Summer Semester: Served as member of Megan Dockter’s thesis committee reviewing and approving her Master’s thesis.

Professional Service:

CERI Committees:Curriculum Committee – Member (Jan 2012 – present)New Madrid Bicentennial – Chair (Jan 2008 – May 2012)CERI/USGS Interaction – Chair (Jan 2008 – present)Policy – Member (Sept, 2008 – present)

CERI Faculty Search Committees:

Engineering Seismologist – Member (Nov 2011 – Sept 2012), chair (Oct 2012 – present)

Urban Hazard Mapping Technical Working Groups (TWG) – Quarterly meetings/ Monthly conference calls:

Memphis TWG (leader) – May 2012 to presentEvansville TWG – May 2008 to August 2012St. Louis TWG – Jan 2007 to present

November 2011: participated in seismic hazard evaluation for the Tennessee Association of Utility Districts by CCS Group, Inc

October 2009 – present: Served as Secretary for two years and currently serving as Vice President of the Eastern Section of the Seismological Society of America.

June 3-5, 2009: One of seven invited speakers at an AEG Shlemon Conference on central US time histories. Also co-convener and organizer of the conference. The conference was held at the University of Memphis, Memphis, TN.

Sept. 2008: Participated in two-day Mmax workshop in Golden, CO held jointly by USGS and NRC.

August 2008: Lead presentation of four invited speakers at Swiss Re Acadamy in Chicago on CEUS earthquake hazards. Audience was the insurance community.

July 2008: present: participated in CUSEC New Madrid Bicentennial planning conference calls and will be serving on several subcommittees.

June 2008: Developed scenario ground motions with effects of geology for FEMA Catastrophic Planning Exercises at the request of USGS.

April – June 2008: participated in seismic hazard evaluation for Memphis International Airport by Thornton Tomasetti, Inc.

March 2008: participated in seismic hazard evaluation for Germantown, TN by CCS Group, Inc

Feb. 2008: Invited speaker on CUS earthquake hazards during West Tennessee Earthquake Awareness week.

Jan. 2008 – present: Co-organizer of a three-day AEG Shlemon Conference on CEUS Time Histories scheduled here at the University of Memphis for June 3-5, 2009.

Nov. 2007 – March 2008: PSHA expert member of URS design review board for redesign of Taum Sauk pump-storage dam in Missouri. URS was hired by the insurers after the dam failed by overtopping in 2005.

2007 to present: Participant in EERI New Madrid Bicentennial scenario development project.

In 2008, reviewed several papers for BSSA and a paper for the Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics (GEESD) IV conference (as well as presenting at both the SSA meeting and GEESD conference).

Professional Memberships and Licences:

Memberships:Seismological Society of America (since 1974)Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (since 1989)American Geophysical Society (since 1973)

Licences:Registered Geologist #4403 with the State of TennesseeRegistered Geophysicist #1018 with the State of California

Awards:

1990 – California Department of Conservation: Sustained Superior Accomplishment Award for work and service during the Turkey Flat Site Effects Experiment..

1997 – California Department of Conservation: Sustained Superior Accomplishment Award plus $250 for work as a member of CDMG’s scientific review team involved in appraising the California Earthquake Authority’s seismic hazard and risk model used in setting earthquake insurance rates in California, including expert testimony at State of California rate hearings..June 2000 – USGS “Star” award ($750) for contributions to the central and eastern U.S. workshop on seismic hazard on June 13-14, 2000. The award was for an improved uncertainty analysis of model alternatives for the New Madrid and Charleston areas, and leadership in presenting and discussing the analysis at the workshop.

August 2001 – USGS “Star” award ($750) for contributions to the CEUS hazard team efforts during the preceding year. The award was for leadership in dealing with hot earthquake hazard issues in tight time frames.

November 2002 – USGS “Star” award ($5000) for contributions to the Memphis Urban Hazards Mapping Project. The award was for scientific expertise and an ability to work with all disciplines of collaborators and potential users of the maps, and for moving the development of the seismic hazard maps forward toward completion in a very timely manner.

August 2004 - USGS “Star” award ($500) for being a contributing member of a USGS team reviewing three nuclear power plant early site permits for the NRC in the course of a few months.

Publications:

Cramer, C.H., and O.S. Boyd, 2012, Why the New Madrid Earthquakes are M7-8 and the Charleston Earthquake is M7, Bull. Seism. Soc. Am., recommended for publication.

Boyd, O.S., and C.H. Cramer, 2012, Estimating earthquake magnitudes from reported intensities in the Central and Eastern United States, Bull. Seism. Soc. Am., submitted.

Cramer, C., J. Haase, and O. Boyd, 2012, Modified Mercalli Intensity for scenario earthquakes in Evansville, Indiana: U.S. Geological Survey General Information Product 138.

Dangkua, D.T., and C.H. Cramer, 2011, Felt Area versus Instrumental Ground Motion: A Difference between California and Eastern North America?, Bull. Seism. Soc. Am. 101, 1847-1858.

Haase, J.S., Y.S. Choi, R.L. Nowack, C.H. Cramer, O.S. Boyd, and R.A. Bauer, 2011, Liquefaction hazard for the region of Evansville, Indiana: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2011–1203, 38 p.

Haase, J.S., R.L. Nowack, C.H. Cramer, O.S. Boyd, and R.A. Bauer, 2011, Earthquake scenario ground motions for the urban area of Evansville, Indiana: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2011–1260, 17 p.

Haase, J.S., T. Bowling, R.L. Nowack, Y.S. Choi, C.H. Cramer, O.S. Boyd, and R.A. Bauer, 2011, Probabilistic seismic hazard assessment including site effects for Evansville, Indiana, and the surrounding region: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2011–1231, 29 p.

Cramer, C.H., D. Karadeniz, J.D. Rogers, R.A. Williams, R.A. Bauer, D. Hoffman, J. Chung, G.L. Hempen, P.J. Steckel, O.S. Boyd, C.M. Watkins, N.S. McCallister, and E. Schweig, 2010, The St. Louis Area Earthquake Hazards Mapping Project – SLAEHMP, Proceedings of the Ninth U.S. National and Tenth Canadian Conference on Earthquake Engineering: Reaching Beyond Borders, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute and Canadian Association for Earthquake Engineering, 10 p.

Cramer, C.H., J.R. Kutliroff, and D.T. Dangkua, 2010, A database of eastern North America ground motions for the Next Generation Attenuation East project, Proceedings of the Ninth U.S. National and Tenth Canadian Conference on Earthquake Engineering: Reaching Beyond Borders, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute and Canadian Association for Earthquake Engineering, 10 p.

Cramer, C.H., J. Kutliroff, and D. Dangkua, 2009, Second year final report on a database of CEUS ground motions, cooperative agreement: 07CRAG0015-Mod1, Final Report to the USGS, July 22, 2009, CERI, 12 pp.

Cramer, C.H., 2009, Final Technical Report, a proposal in support of the St. Louis Area Earthquake Hazards Mapping Project: suite of CEUS-specific hard-rock time-histories and

seismic hazard model updates, USGS grant 08HQGR0016, February 20, 2009, CERI, 24 pp (available at http://earthquake.usgs.gov/research/external/reports/08HQGR0016.pdf).

Karadeniz, D., J.D. Rogers, R.A. Williams, C.H. Cramer, R.A. Bauer, D. Hoffman, J. Chung, G.L. Hempen, P.J. Steckel, O. L. Boyd, C.M. Watkins, N.S. McCalliser, and E. Schweig, 2009, St. Louis Area Earthquake Hazards Mapping Projects – A Progress Report – November 2008, U.S. Geological Survey, Open-File Report 2009-1059, 17pp.

Cramer, C.H., 2008, Incorporating the effects of site geology in CEUS hazard maps, Proceedings of the Fourth Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics Conference, May 19-21, 2008, Sacramento, California, American Society of Civil Engineers, Reston, Virginia.

Cramer, C.H., 2008, Comparing weak- and strong-motion spectral ratios at the Turkey Flat site effects test area, Parkfield, California: Possible nonlinear soil behavior, Proceedings of the Fourth Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics Conference, May 19-21, 2008, Sacramento, California, American Society of Civil Engineers, Reston, Virginia.

Cramer, C.H., G. Rix, and K. Tucker, 2008, Probabilistic liquefaction hazard maps for Memphis, Tennessee, Seis. Res. Lett. 79, 416-423.

Cramer, C.H., 2008, Final report on initial database design for a database of CEUS ground motions (first year), cooperative agreement: 07CRAG0015, Final Report to the USGS, March 31, 2008, CERI, 26 pp.

Cramer, C.H., 2008, Expected value, sensitivity, and uncertainty analysis of the USGS national seismic hazard maps for South Carolina, Research Report to The Citadel, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, December 5, 2008, CERI.

Cramer, C.H., J.S. Gomberg, E.S. Schweig, B.A. Waldron, and K. Tucker, 2006, First USGS urban seismic hazard maps predict the effects of soils, Seism. Res. Lett. 77, 23-29.

Cramer, C.H., 2006, An assessment of the impact of the EPRI (2003) ground motion prediction models on the USGS national seismic hazard maps, Bull. Seism. Soc. Am. 96, 1159-1169.

Cramer, C.H., 2006, Quantifying the uncertainty in site amplification modeling and its effects on site-specific seismic-hazard estimation in the Mississippi embayment and adjacent areas, Bull. Seism. Soc. Am. 96, 2008-2020.

Cramer, C.H. (2005). Erratum: site-specific seismic-hazard analysis that is completely probabilistic, Bull. Seism. Soc. Am. 95, 2026.

Cramer, C.H., and T.W. Mays, 2005, Seismic hazard in the South Carolina coastal plain: 2002 update of the USGS national seismic hazard maps, in Wallendorf, L., L. Ewing, S. Rogers, and C. Jones, editors, Proceedings of the Conference, Solutions to Coastal Disasters 2005, May 8-11, 2005, Charleston, South Carolina, American Society of Civil Engineers, Reston, Virgina, 630-638.

Cramer, C.H., J.S. Gomberg, E.S. Scheig, B. A. Waldron, and K. Tucker, 2004, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, seismic hazard maps, U.S. Geological Survey, Open-File Report 04-1294, 41pp.

Cramer, C.H., 2004, Comment on “Communicating with uncertainty: a critical issue with probabilistic seismic hazard analysis”, EOS 85, 283.

Cramer, C.H., 2004, Uncertainty in the national seismic hazard maps near the Savannah River site, South Carolina, Report to the U.S. Department of Energy, June 30, 2004, U.S. Geological Survey.

Cramer, C.H., 2004, Resolving the uncertainty in site amplification modeling and its effects on site-specific seismic hazard estimation in the Mississippi embayment and adjacent areas, Report to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, April 2004, U.S. Geological Survey.

Cramer, C.H., 2003, Uncertainty in Seismic Hazard for Oak Ridge, Tennessee Y-12 Facility, Report to the U.S. Department of Energy, October 22, 2003 (Revised), U.S. Geological Survey.

Cramer, C.H., 2003, Seismic hazard analysis for Wappapello Dam, Missouri, Report to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineering Research and Development Center, July 3, 2003, U.S. Geological Survey.

Cramer, C.H., 2003, Site-specific seismic-hazard analysis that is completely probabilistic, Bull. Seism. Soc. Am. 93, 1841-1846.

Cramer, C.H., and A. Kumar, 2003, 2001 Bhuj, India, earthquake engineering seismoscope recordings and eastern North America ground-motion attenuation relations, Bull. Seism. Soc. Am. 93, 1390-1394.

Frankel, A.D., M.D. Petersen, C.S. Mueller, K.M. Haller, R.L. Wheeler, E.V. Leyendecker, R.L. Wesson, S.C. Harmsen, C.H. Cramer, D.M. Perkins, and K.S. Rukstales, 2002, Documentation for the 2002 Update of the National Seismic Hazard Maps, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 02-420.

Petersen, M.D., C.H. Cramer, and A.D. Frankel, 2002, Sensitivity of seismic hazard for the Pacific Northwest of the United States from earthquakes associated with the Cascadia subduction zone, Pure & Applied Geophs. 159, 2147-2168.

Cramer, C.H., R.L. Wheeler, and C.S. Mueller, 2002, Sensitivity analysis for seismic hazard in the southern Illinois basin: in Special Issue on Southern Illinois Basin, Seis. Res. Letters 73, 782-795.

Wheeler, R.L., and C.H. Cramer, 2002, Updated seismic hazard in the southern Illinois basin: geological and geophysical foundations for use in the 2002 USGS national seismic-hazard maps, Seis. Res. Letters 73, 776-781.

Cramer, C., A. Frankel, and C. Mueller, 2002, A state-of-the-art seismic hazard map with site effects for Memphis and Shelby County, Tennessee: Proceedings of the Seventh U.S. National Conference on Earthquake Engineering (CD-ROM), Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, July 21-25, 2002, Boston, Massachusetts.

Cramer, C.H., 2001, The New Madrid seismic zone: capturing variability in seismic hazard analyses: Seis. Res. Letters 72, 664-672.

Cramer, C.H., 2001, A seismic hazard uncertainty analysis for the New Madrid seismic zone: in Special Issue on New Madrid, Eng. Geol. 62, 251-266.

Cramer, C.H., M.P. Tuttle, and E.S. Schweig III, 2001, Central U.S. Earthquake History and Hazard: Proceedings of the Thirty-Second Ohio River Valley Soils Seminar: Regional Seismicity and Ground Vibrations, University of Louisville, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Oct. 24, 2001, Louisville, Kentucky, 1-17.

Cramer, C.H., and J. S. Gomberg, 2001, Updated New Madrid analysis better defines the uncertainty in seismic hazard maps: EOS, Trans. Am. Geop. Union 82, 102, 106.

Cramer, C., R. Williams, and K. Tucker, 2001, A seismic site-amplification map for Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee from geophysical, geotechnical, and geological measurements: Proceedings: Fourth International Conference on Recent Advances in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics and Symposium in Honor of Professor W.D. Liam Finn (CD-ROM), University of Missouri-Rolla, March 26-31, 2001, San Diego, California, 3p.

Wheeler, R.L., and C.H. Cramer, 2000, Preliminary estimate of amplification of possible earthquake ground motion at a site in Charleston County, South Carolina; U.S. Geological Survey, Open-File Report 00-0484, 33p.

Cramer, C.H., R.A. Williams, A. Frankel, and C. Mueller, 2000, A state-of-the-art seismic hazard map with site effects for Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee: Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Seismic Zonation (CD-ROM), Earthquake Eng. Res. Inst., November 12-15, 2000, Palm Springs, California, 6p.

Real, C.R., M.D. Petersen, T.P. McCrink, and C.H. Cramer, 2000, Seismic hazard deaggregation in zoning earthquake-induced ground failures in southern California: Proceedings of Sixth International Conference on Seismic Zonation (CD-ROM), Earthquake Eng. Res. Inst., November 12-15, 2000, Palm Springs, California, 6p.

Reichle, M., J.F. Davis, S. Nishenko, M.D. Petersen, C.H. Cramer, D. Branum, and T. Toppozada, 2000, Annualized earthquake loss estimates for California: Proceedings of Sixth International Conference on Seismic Zonation (CD-ROM), Earthquake Eng. Res. Inst., November 12-15, 2000, Palm Springs, California, 6p.

Cramer, C.H., M.D. Petersen, T. Cao, T.R. Toppozada, and M. Reichle, 2000, A time-dependent probabilistic seismic-hazard model for California: Bull. Seis. Soc. Am. 90, 1-21.

Gomberg, J., G. Atkinson, B. Bakun, P. Bodin, D. Boore, C. Cramer, A. Frankel, P. Gasperini, T. Hanks, B. Herrmann, S. Hough, A. Johnston, S. Kenner, C. Langston, M. Linker, P. Mayne, M. Petersen, C. Powell, W. Prescott, E. Schweig, P. Segall, S. Stein, B. Stuart, M. Tuttle, and R. Van Arsdale, 2000, Reassessing the New Madrid Seismic Zone, EOS, Trans. Am. Geophys. Union 81, 397-403.

Petersen, M.D., C.H. Cramer, M.S. Reichle, A.D. Frankel, and T.C. Hanks, 2000, Discrepancy between earthquake rates implied by historic earthquakes and a consensus geologic source model for California: Bull. Seis. Soc. Am. 90, 1117-1132.

Toppozada, T., D. Branum, M. Petersen, C. Hallstrom, C. Cramer, and M. Reichle, 2000, Epicenters of and Areas Damaged by M > 5 California Earthquakes, 1800-1999: Calif. Div. Mines and Geology, Map Sheet 49.

Cao, T., M.D. Petersen, C.H. Cramer, T.R. Toppozada, M.S. Reichle, and J.F. Davis, 1999, The calculation of expected loss using probabilistic seismic hazard: Bull. Seis. Soc. Am. 89, 867-876.

Petersen, M., D. Beeby, W. Bryant, C. Cao, C. Cramer, J. Davis, M. Reichle, G. Saucedo, S. Tan, G. Taylor, T. Toppozada, J. Treiman, and C. Wills, 1999, Seismic Shaking Hazard Map of California: Calif. Div. Mines and Geology, Map Sheet 48.

Petersen, M., T. Toppozada, T. Cao, C. Cramer, M. Reichle, M. Maher, and L. Atchison, 1998, New geologic maps lend support to better building design in California earthquake country: California Geology 51, 3-9.

Petersen, M.D., and C.H. Cramer, 1997, Earthquakes that contribute most to the seismic hazard of California, in Proceedings of the ASCE Structures Congress XV, April 13-16, 1997, Portland, Oregon: Association of Structural and Civil Engineers, 6p.

Petersen, M.D., W.A. Bryant, C.H. Cramer, M.S. Reichle, and C.R. Real, 1997, Seismic ground-motion hazard mapping incorporating site effects for Los Angeles, Orange, and Ventura counties, California: A geographical information system application: Bull. Seis. Soc. Am. 87, 249-255.

Cramer, C.H., and S. R. McNutt, 1997, Spectral analysis of earthquakes in the 1989 Mammoth Mountain swarm near Long Valley, California: Bull. Seis. Soc. Am. 87, 1454-1462.

Petersen, M.D., C.H. Cramer, W.A. Bryant, M.S. Reichle, and T.R. Toppozada, 1996, Preliminary seismic hazard assessment for Los Angeles, Ventura, and Orange Counties, California, affected by the 17 January 1994 Northridge earthquake: Bull. Seis. Soc. Am. 86, S247-S261.

Cramer, C.H., and M.D. Petersen, 1996, Predominant seismic source distance and magnitude maps for Los Angeles, Orange, and Ventura counties, California: Bull. Seis. Soc. Am. 86, 1645-1649.

Cramer, C.H., M.D. Petersen, and M.S. Reichle, 1996, A Monte Carlo approach in estimating uncertainty for a seismic hazard assessment of Los Angeles, Ventura, and Orange counties, California: Bull. Seis. Soc. Am. 86, 1681-1691.

Petersen, M.D., W.A. Bryant, C.H. Cramer, T. Cao, M.S. Reichle, A.D. Frankel, J.L. Lienkaemper, P.A. McCrory, and D.P. Schwartz, 1996, Probabilistic seismic hazard assessment for the state of California: joint Division of Mines and Geology Open-File Report 96-08 and U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 96-76, 64p.

Cramer, C.H., 1995, Weak-motion observations and modeling for the Turkey Flat, U.S., site-effects test area near Parkfield, California: Bull. Seis. Soc. Am. 85, 440-451.

Cramer, C.H., and R.B. Darragh, 1994, Peak accelerations from the 1992 Landers and Big Bear, California, earthquakes: Bull. Seis. Soc. Am. 84, 589-595.

Real, C.R., and C.H. Cramer, 1992, Site characterization and standard geotechnical model for the Turkey Flat, USA, site effects test area near Parkfield, California, in Proceedings of the International Symposium on the Effects of Surface Geology on Seismic Motion, March 25-27, 1992, Odawara, Japan, Vol. 2: Association for Earthquake Disaster Prevention, Tokyo, Japan, 9-14.

Cramer, C.H., and C.R. Real, 1992, A statistical analysis of submitted site-effects predictions for the weak-motion blind prediction test conducted at the Turkey Flat, USA, site effects test area near Parkfield, California, in Proceedings of the International Symposium on the Effects of Surface Geology on Seismic Motion, March, 1992, Odawara, Japan, Vol. 2: Association for Earthquake Disaster Prevention, Tokyo, Japan, 15-20.

Cramer, C.H, 1992, Weak motion observations and modeling for the Turkey Flat, USA, site effects test area near Parkfield, California, in Proceedings of the International Symposium on the Effects of Surface Geology on Seismic Motion, March, 1992, Odawara, Japan, Vol. 2: Association for Earthquake Disaster Prevention, Tokyo, Japan, 21-26.

Cramer, C.H., 1991, Turkey Flat, USA, site effects test area, Report 6, weak-motion test: observations and modeling: California Division of Mines and Geology, SSAU Technical Report 91-1, also Open-File Report 91-20, 92p.

Cramer, C.H., and C.R. Real, 1991, A statistical analysis of submitted site-effects predictions for the weak-motion blind prediction test conducted at the Turkey Flat, USA, site effects test area near Parkfield, California, in Proceedings for the Fourth International Conference on Seismic Zonation, Stanford, California: Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, El Cerrito, CA, 467-474.

Cramer, C.H., and C.R. Real, 1990, Turkey Flat, USA, site effects test area, Report 4, weak-motion test: observed seismic response: California Division of Mines and Geology, SSAU Technical Report 90-1, 30p.

Cramer, C.H., and C.R. Real, 1990, Turkey Flat, USA, site effects test area, Report 5, weak-motion test: statistical analysis of submitted predictions and comparison to observations: California Division of Mines and Geology, SSAU Technical Report 90-2, also Open-File Report 91-19, 142p.

Real, C.R., and C.H. Cramer, 1990, Turkey Flat, USA, site effects test area “blind” test of weak-motion soil response prediction, in Proceedings of the Fourth National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Palm Springs, California: Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, El Cerrito, CA, 535-544.

Real, C.R., and C.H. Cramer, 1989, Turkey Flat, USA, site effects test area, Report 3, weak-motion test: prediction criteria and input rock motions: California Division of Mines and Geology, SSAU Technical Report 89-1, 90p.

Jarpe, S.P., C.H. Cramer, B.E. Tucker, and A.F. Shakal, 1988, A comparison of observations of ground response to weak and strong ground motion at Coalinga, California: Bull. Seis. Soc. Am. 78, 421-435.

Cramer, C.H., 1987, Downhole measurements at Turkey Flat, CA.: California Division of Mines and Geology, SSAU Internal Report 87-01, 30p.

Cramer, C.H., and J.M. Harrington, 1987, Seismicity and tectonics of the Cucamonga Fault and the eastern San Gabriel Mountains, in Morton, D.M., and R.F. Yerkes (editors), Recent Reverse Faulting in the Transverse Ranges, California: U.S. Geological Survey, Professional Paper 1339, 7-26.

Cramer, C.H., S.D. May, W.F. Hanna, A. Grantz, and M.L. Homes, 1986, Reconnaissance magnetic map of the Chukchi Sea and adjacent northwest Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey, Misc. Investigations Series, MAP I-1182-F.

Cramer, C.H., J.M. Harrington, G.W. Chase, and J.H. Bennett, 1984, Microearthquake, geophysical, and geodetic surveys for earthquake hazards evaluation, eastern San Gabriel Mountains and upper Pomona Valley areas, San Bernardino County, California: California Division of Mines and Geology, Open-File Report 84-23SAC, 80p.

Toppozada, T.R., F.K. Boulos, S.F. Hennin, A.A. Sherif, A.A. El Sayed, N.Z. Basta, F.A. Shatiya, Y.S. Melik, C.H. Cramer, and D.L. Parke, 1984, Seismicity near Aswan High Dam, Egypt, following the November 1981 earthquake: Anal of the Geological Survey of Egypt 14, 107-126.

Cramer, C.H., and A.F. Shakal, Discrepancies in strong-motion and sensitive arrival time data for the M6.7 Coalinga earthquake of 2 May 1983, in Bennett, J.H., and R.W. Sherburne (editors), the 1983 Coalinga, California Earthquakes: California Division of Mines and Geology, Special Publication 66, 307-319.

Cramer, C.H., D.J. Stierman, and T.-C. Lee, 1983, A detailed microearthquake survey of Long Valley, California, Known Geothermal Resource Area, July-Sept., 1981: U.S. Department of Energy, Technical Report DOE/ID/12144-T1 (DE85006205), also California Division of Mines and Geology, Open-File Report 84-52 SAC, 160p.

Cramer, C.H., and T.R. Toppozada, 1980, A seismological study of the May, 1980, and earlier earthquake activity near Mammoth Lakes, California, in Sherburne, R.W. (editor), Mammoth

Lakes, California Earthquakes of May 1980: California Division of Mines and Geology, Special Report 150, 91-130.

Davis, J.F., C.F. Bacon, J.H. Bennett, G.A. Borchardt, C. H. Cramer, S.J. Rice, G.C. Taylor, T.R. Toppozada, Q.A. Aune, R.T. Kilborne, and L. Mualchin, Technical review of the seismic safety of the Auburn damsite: California Division of Mines and Geology, Special Publication 54, 17p.

Cramer, C.H., T.R. Toppozada, and D.L. Parke, 1978, Seismicity of the Foothills fault system of the Sierra Nevada between Folsom and Oroville, California: Bull. Seis. Soc. Am. 68, 245-249.

Cramer, C.H., and D. M. Boore, 1978, The effect of Nevada test site geology on absolute travel-time residuals at Matsushiro, Japan, and College, Alaska: Bull. Seis. Soc. Am. 68, 959-862.

Cramer, C.H., T.R. Toppozada, and D.L. Parke, 1978, In the Sierra Nevada, seismicity of the Foothills fault system between Folsom and Oroville, California: Calif. Geology 31, 183-185.

Toppozada, T.R., and C.H. Cramer, 1978, Ukiah earthquake, 25 March 1978: Seismicity possibly induced by Lake Mendocino: Calif. Geology 31, 275-281.

Bennett, J.H., R.W. Sherburne, C.H. Cramer, C.W. Chesterman, and R.H. Chapman, Stephens Pass earthquakes, Mount Shasta, August, 1978, Siskiyou County, CA: Calif. Geology 32, 27-34.

Leivas, E., C.H. Cramer, and T.R. Toppozada, Low magnitude earthquakes, high ground accelerations: Calif. Geology 30, 212-213.

Cramer, C.H., C.G. Bufe, and P.W. Morrison, 1977, P-wave travel-time variations before the August 1, 1975, Oroville, California earthquake: Bull. Seis. Soc. Am. 67, 9-26.

Cramer, C.H., and R.W. Sherburne, Microearthquake recording systems: Calif. Geology 30, 16-18.

Cramer, C.H., 1976, Teleseismic residuals prior to the November 28, 1974, Thanksgiving Day earthquake near Hollister, California: Bull. Seis. Soc. Am. 66, 1233-1248.

Cramer, C.H., 1976, Teleseismic travel time residuals applied to the question of P-velocity changes preceding earthquakes in central and northern California [Ph.D. dissertation]: Stanford University, 165p.

Cramer, C.H., and R.L. Kovach, 1975, Time variations in teleseismic residuals prior to the magnitude 5.1 Bear Valley earthquake of February 24, 1972: PAGEOP 113, 281-292.

Cramer, C.H., and R.L. Kovach, 1974, A search for teleseismic travel-time anomalies along the San Andreas fault zone: Geoph. Res. Letters 1, 90-92.

Cramer, C.H., 1970, Viscosity of the Atlantic Ocean Bottom, Science 167, 1123-1124.